Novak Djokovic vows to help former coach Boris Becker after German declares bankruptcy

Former world No1 also admits his relationship with new adviser Andre Agassi is still a work in progress ahead of Wimbledon

By Dan King

26th June 2017,11:05 pm

Updated: 26th June 2017,11:14 pm

NOVAK DJOKOVIC has pledged to help former coach Boris Becker – but admits the relationship with new adviser Andre Agassi is still a work in progress.

Becker was declared bankrupt last week over a £3.34million debt to a private bank.

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Novak Djokovic has vowed to help former coach Boris Becker

Djokovic, who won six of his 12 Grand Slams with Becker in his camp before they split at the end of last year, said: “We’re still friends.

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“Even though we are not working with each other, we are still very close in terms of communication.

“I love Boris as a person, and as a coach he contributed a lot to my life and to my career.

“So if I can, you know, be of any help to him, that’s what I told him, I’m always there for him. He can count on me.”

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Boris Becker was declared bankrupt after owing over £3million to a private bank

But can Djokovic count on Agassi? That’s the big on-court question for the former world No1 as he tries to dig himself out a year-long slump dating back to Wimbledon 2016.

Many in tennis, including John McEnroe, have questioned whether Agassi can give Djokovic enough of his time and expertise, given his family and business commitments back home in Las Vegas.

Agassi left the French Open at the end of the first week, just before Djokovic crashed out to Dominic Thiem.

And according to the Serb, their informal tie-up will resume only next weekend, on the eve of Wimbledon.

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For this week in Eastbourne, where he is playing in the Aegon International, only his agent Eduardo Artaldi and his physio will be with him.

Djokovic said: “Andre will be in London for Wimbledon.

“He will stay as long as I stay in the tournament, so that’s great news. “Obviously Roland Garros, the eight or nine days that we spent together, were very valuable for me to get to know him, to learn from him.

“We shared a lot of experiences on and off the court, you know, things that he has been through that I can relate to and vice versa.

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Novak Djokovic admits his relationship with Andre Agassi is still a work in progress

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